Minamata disease patient protest: supporters demand apology after minister retracts care pledge Supporters of Minamata disease patient Yuji Kaneko demand an apology and sustained talks after Environment Minister Hirotaka Ishihara …
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Politics
Minamata patients confront Environment Minister Ishihara over staff remark calling them fortunate
by Sui Yuitoby Sui YuitoMinamata disease patients accuse ministry staff of saying they are "well-off"; minister pledges probe Minamata disease patients say an Environment Ministry official told them they are "well-off," prompting groups to …
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Technology
G7 environment ministers omit climate change, adopt seven Paris declarations
by Sora Tanakaby Sora TanakaG7 environment meeting in Paris adopts seven declarations while leaving climate off the agenda G7 environment meeting in Paris yields seven declarations and a proposed biodiversity fund, but ministers deliberately …